Happy Holidays! Time once again has gotten away from us as we come to another year’s end. We have had much activity around the Crow River Senior Center with many new people joining in the fun. This edition of the newsletter is loaded with things to do for this time of the year. The Thanksgiving lunch is at Hanover City Hall on Our Mission: “The Crow River Senior Center November 11, celebrating our Veterans, in addition to enriches lives by providing programs, services, social being thankful for all that we have. The Holiday lunch activities and a welcoming gathering place for adults is December 9, here at the Sr. Center. Be sure to over 50.” purchase your tickets early since both events are popular and surely will sell out. Our advisory board voted to bring the sale back of our prepaid lunch cards Sale! Sale! Sale! for a limited time only! Be sure you purchase during The Crow River Senior Center announces a this limited time for lunches served at the Center only. sale on prepaid lunch cards. Starting Our volunteers have been kept very busy with our November 1 and ending December 31, lunches as our attendance has increased making prepaid lunch cards are on sale at a social time for lunch a great joy to see grow. If you are discounted price at the Crow River Senior interested in volunteering at the Center we would love Center. Full details are inside on page 3. to have you, please inquire how you can help. Cold The prepaid lunch cards are for regular meals and Flu season is upon us. As much as we love to see eaten at the Center only. you, if you are sick or have symptoms please stay Not valid for meals on wheels. home. Germs spread quickly while playing card games and want to keep folks as healthy as possible. Wash your hands often during cold and flu season NOTICE for Hand and Foot Card Players: please. Please stay healthy and safe and have a Wednesday’s card game, Hand and Foot will have a new start time. Beginning November 6 Hand wonderful holiday season. and Foot will start at 9:00 a.m. Please be sure to Be Kind and Enjoy Life! arrive by 8:45 to get the game started on time. Vonnie Waters Thank you for your cooperation. Inclement Weather Notice: If the STMA Schools are closed, then the Crow River Senior Center will be closed. Check local news and radio for closings. You may also call the Center, there will be a message on the answering machine of the closing. 11800 Town Center Drive NE, Suite 200, St. Michael, MN 55376 ● (763) 4978900 Vonnie Waters, Center Director ● [email protected] www.crowriverseniorcenter.com Center Hours MF 8:30 am to 4:00 pm The Center will be Closed: November 11, 28 & 29 and December 24, 25 & 31 and January 1, 2020. November Thanksgiving Lunch Join us to celebrate Thanksgiving Monday November 11, 2019 Starting at 11:00 am with entertainment by “The Gallery Trio” Location: Hanover City Hall (11250 5th St NE, Hanover) Cost: $8.00 per person (tickets must be purchased by the deadline) The traditional menu: Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Dressing, Gravy, Cranberries, Dinner roll/butter and Pumpkin Pie. (Thank you to Guardian Angels/Engel Haus for providing the Pumpkin Pie.) Bring a non perishable food item or monetary donation for the Hanover Food Shelf. In Honor of Veteran’s Day we are offering Senior Veterans a Free Ticket for this meal. You MUST come in and pick up your ticket by the deadline. Purchase your tickets no later than Tuesday November 5, unless the event is sold out prior to this date. Limit of 140. Holiday Party Monday December 9 Starting at 11:00 am with entertainment by Lunch will be served following the music. Location: Crow River Senior Center Cost: $8.00 per person Menu: Ham dinner, beverage and dessert. Bring a non perishable food item or monetary donation for the Hanover Food Shelf. Purchase your tickets no later than Tuesday, December 3, unless this event is sold out prior to this date. Limit of 140. Seating will be limited so get your tickets early to assure your spot. Our photographer, Candi, will be on site to take your holiday photo if you wish to have one taken. MEALS & MEALS ON WHEELS Guidelines for Senior Dining at the BIRTHDAY Crow River Senior Center PARTIES The meal program is for seniors over the age of 50. Nutritious meals are EǏNjǐǚ A provided at an affordable cost for CǐǎǑǍNJǎdžǏǕǂǓǚ seniors and allow the opportunity for BNJǓǕljDžǂǚ LǖǏDŽlj meaningful social gathering time. MEAL ORDERING DEADLINE NȿɆȵȽȲȵɂ ȲȹɂɄȸȴȱɉɃ: WȵȴȾȵɃȴȱɉ NȿɆ. 20 The Friday Prior to Eating. DȵȳȵȽȲȵɂ BȹɂɄȸȴȱɉɃ: TȸɅɂɃȴȱɉ Dȵȳ. 19 To better facilitate food ordering, meal preparation If you have a birthday during the months of & coordinate kitchen volunteers, we have worked November or December call the Center to make a reservation for your complimentary birthday lunch with the River Inn for a helpful deadline to order to be eaten at the Senior Center on the designated meal. We ask that all reservations be made the date to celebrate that month. We encourage you to Friday prior to the meal being served, unless bring a friend with you. Be sure to let the otherwise stated on our menu. Best practice is to receptionist know the date of your birthday. look at your menu for the month and make your reservations at least one week ahead. Thank you for Reminder Order Deadline: Reservations your cooperation in helping meet this deadline for are needed one week in advance by 1pm for orders. This will help us provide more home cooked, lunch for everyone eating. from scratch meals and allow us time to coordinate **Any no shows will be charged for the our kitchen volunteers schedule. Cancellations will lunch, this includes any birthday lunches. be required at least one day ahead by 1 pm. Any no shows for lunch will be charged for the meal, as the Center still has to pay for them. Meals are $4.00 Thank you for your cooperation. Sale! Sale! Sale! Special sale on lunch cards! MEALS ON WHEELS A great gift idea! Get your lunch card during this limited sale The Crow River Senior Center is the Meals on starting November 1st and ending December 31. Wheels Site for Albertville, Hanover & St. 5 punch meal card $18.00 (orig. $20.00) Michael. If you know of a senior that needs this 10 punch meal card $36.00 (orig. $40.00) service, please share this information with them. The meal cards are for regular meals eaten at the Cost is $4.00 per meal. Meals are delivered by Center only. Reservation deadlines apply. Come volunteers Tuesday through Friday and are into the Center to purchase during the sale dates. prepared by the River Inn of Hanover. Currently we are delivering 30+ meals a day. The Meals on Wheels program is available for those seniors in YOU HELP PLAN THE MENU need of a hot meal unable to prepare for January and February 2020 themselves and are homebound. Take a turn at adding some of your favorite dishes to our Consider adding your name to the volunteer driver menu. Maybe you have some new recipes or ideas for our list. We can always use more substitute delivery menu planning. Please join us in planning the meals for drivers and bag return volunteers. Call and speak the months of January and February. to Vonnie please at 7634978936 or email for Monday, November 18 at 1:00 PM information at [email protected] CROW RIVER SENIOR CENTER 7634978900 3 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 VOLUNTEERING, DONATIONS & CENTER WISHLIST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES DȿȾȱɄȹȿȾɃ ̗ MȵȽȿɂȹȱȼɃ You do NOT need to be a Senior to $20.00 KȱɄȸɉ Rȿȵȸȼ volunteer here! Please consider $25.00 JȿȱȾȾȱ Pȱɀȱ volunteering your time to help the Senior Center out! Even one day a month helps us $30.00 BȿȾȾȹȵ PȱȼȽ out tremendously! $30.00 ȹȾ ȼȿɆȹȾȷ ȽȵȽȿɂɉ ȿȶ Kitchen Volunteer Help: If you are JȵȱȾ ȱȾȿȾɉȽȿɅɃ available Tuesday thru Friday during the $10.00 ȹȾ ȽȵȽȿɂɉ ȿȶ KȱɄȸɉ hours of 11:00 am N1:00 pm please SȽȹɄȸ ȱȾȿȾɉȽȿɅɃ contact the Center. Special Events & Rotary Set up: $50.00 ȹȾ ȽȵȽȿɂɉ ȿȶ KȱɄȸɉ We could use your help for special events SȽȹɄȸ Ʉȸȵ ȶȱȽȹȼɉ ȿȶ KȱɄȸɉ and Rotary Set up. If you are interested $100.00 ȹȾ ȽȵȽȿɂɉ ȿȶ AɂȴȹɃ please come in or call the Center for more SȳȸȿȽȽȵɂ Ʉȸȵ ȶȱȽȹȼɉ ȿȶ AɂȴȹɃ details. Receptionist for the Center: Front desk and backup for those unable to make their THANK YOU Ǖǐ ǂǍǍ ǘljǐ scheduled day. ljǂǗdž DžǐǏǂǕdžDž DŽǐLJLJdždž, Bingo Callers: Thursdays at 1:15 pm ǍdžǎǐǏǂDždž , Ǖdžǂ ʧ ǔǏǂDŽnjǔ! Choir Director: Still in search of Wdž ǂǑǑǓdžDŽNJǂǕdž džǂDŽlj ǂǏDž Inquire at the Center on any of these džǗdžǓǚ DžǐǏǂǕNJǐǏ! above opportunities of interest. US Again donation box: at Don’s Auto in We are grateful for our Albertville on Cty 37 is a fundraiser box for the Senior Center. We received a small generous community share of revenue each quarter. Used eyeglasses or old hearing aids: If you THANK YOU !! have old eyeglasses or hearing aids, there is a collection box at the Center. The Lions Club collects and redistributes them to people in need. OUR WISH LIST STMA School Labels Collection: There is a Desserts for lunch. (inquire with the container at the Center to place labels for director for requirements.) education, milk bottle caps from Quik Trip ONLY, Paper Products; cups, napkins, small box tops for education, Ronald McDonald pop plates.